Crews from Marine Rescue from the state’s north and Sydney metropolitan and Central Coast continue to provide assistance to the NSW SES and flood affected communities, as the state’s flood crisis continues.
In the north of the state, Marine Rescue (MR) Point Danger delivered fuel to Murwillumbah and Mullumbimby to enable local fire trucks and other emergency vehicles to continue operating, while the MR Brunswick unit established an emergency operations centre at the Ocean Shores Country Club evacuation Centre, from which support to the Mullumbimby SES and local Police was coordinated.
At Evans Head, the MR Evans Head unit has been assisting the NSW SES with evacuations and doorknocking, while on the Clarence River at Maclean, three vessels from MR Iluka Yamba, MR Nambucca, MR Camden Haven and volunteers from MR Trial Bay and MR Port Macquarie have been undertaking resupply and evacuation missions.
On the lower reaches of the Hawkesbury River at Wisemans Ferry and Lower Portland, volunteers from MR Central Coast and MR Broken Bay have been working with the NSW SES to undertake resupply missions, with four vessels being deployed.
Marine Rescue are also providing Radio Operators to the Metropolitan Flood Rescue Cell (3x 8 hour shifts) per day.Â
The support by Marine Rescue NSW will continue over the weekend.
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